The 1971 International Championship for Makes season was the 19th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was open to Group 6 Sports Prototypes, Group 5 Sportscars, and Group 4 Special GT Cars,Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 and was contested over an eleven-race series running from 10 January to 24 July 1971.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 277 to 278 Porsche won the championship,Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 124 and the German manufacturer also won the International Cup for GT Cars.Previous FIA Championship winners, 1973 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, page 125
Schedule
Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 1000km of Buenos Aires† Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 10 January 2 24 Hours of Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway 30 January31 January 3 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 20 March 4 BOAC 1000km† Brands Hatch 4 April 5 1000 Km. di MonzaProgram Cover, 1000 Km. di Monza, 25 April 1971, www.progcovers.com (Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April 6 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 9 May 7 Targa Florio Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie 16 May 8 ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 30 May 9 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 12 June13 June 10 Austrian 1000km Österreichring 27 June 11 Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 24 July
† - Sports Prototypes and Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.
Season results
Races
Rnd Circuit Outright winning team GT winning team Results Outright winning drivers GT winning drivers Outright winning car GT winning car 1 Buenos Aires #30 John Wyer Automotive None Results Jo Siffert Derek Bell Porsche 917K 2 Daytona #2 John Wyer Automotive #11 Owens Corning Fiberglass Results Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver Tony DeLorenzo Don Yenko Porsche 917K Chevrolet Corvette 3 Sebring #3 Martini Racing #48 John Greenwood Racing Results Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse John Greenwood Dick Smothers Porsche 917K Chevrolet Corvette 4 Brands Hatch #54 Autodelta SpA None Results Andrea de Adamich Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo T33/3 5 Monza #2 John Wyer Automotive #50 Kremer Racing Results Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver Erwin Kremer Günther Huber Porsche 917K Porsche 911S 6 Spa-Francorchamps #21 John Wyer Automotive #46 Kremer Racing Results Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver Erwin Kremer Günther Huber Porsche 917K Porsche 911S 7 Targa Florio #5 Autodelta SpA #42 Porsche Club Romand Results Nino Vaccarella Toine Hezemans Bernard Cheneviére Paul Keller Alfa Romeo T33/3 Porsche 911S 8 Nürburgring #3 Martini Racing #82 Kremer Racing Results Vic Elford Gérard Larrousse Erwin Kremer Jürgen Neuhaus Porsche 908/3 Porsche 911S 9 La Sarthe #22 Martini Racing #63 ASA Cachia Bundi Results Helmut Marko Gijs van Lennep Raymond Touroul André Anselme Porsche 917K Porsche 911S 10 Österreichring #16 John Wyer Automotive #43 Peter Kersten Results Pedro Rodriguez Richard Attwood Peter Kersten Clemens Schickentanz Porsche 917K Porsche 911S 11 Watkins Glen #30 Autodelta SpA #49 John Greenwood Racing Results Andrea de Adamich Ronnie Peterson John Greenwood Robert R. Johnson Alfa Romeo T33/3 Chevrolet Corvette
Championship results
International Championship for Makes Championship points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car and any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
All Sportscars, Sports Prototypes and GT cars were eligible for points towards the International Championship for Makes and the GT class also had their own separate award.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the Sportscar, Sports Prototype or GT classes were skipped when awarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 8 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total 1 Porsche 9 9 9 (4) 9 9 (3) 9 9 9 (6) 72 2 Alfa Romeo 4 6 9 4 4 9 (3) 6 9 51 3 Ferrari 2 6 1 6 1 4 3 3 26 4 Lola 1 4 5 5 Chevrolet 3 2 5
International Cup for GT Cars The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes were counted towards the International Cup for GT Cars. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
Pos Manufacturer Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total 1 Porsche (4) 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 (6) 60 2 Chevrolet 9 9 1 9 28 3 Opel 3 3 4 Alfa Romeo 1 1
The cars The following models contributed to the net points scores of their respective manufacturers.
International Championship for Makes Porsche 917K & Porsche 908/3 Alfa Romeo T33/3 Ferrari 512M, Ferrari 512S & Ferrari 312PB Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet & Lola T212 Ford Chevrolet Corvette
International Cup for GT Cars Porsche 911S Chevrolet Corvette Opel GT Alfa Romeo GTA
References
External links World Sportscar Championship at www.classicscars.com